Category: Inner Circle
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Use AI to create an outline training programme for the next six months that fits your life and swimming goals Say you were doing a marathon in six months – either a swimming or a running one – you could almost certainly find a training plan online. You could probably take it further and choose…
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Share your love of swimming to inspire others and enrich your own journey (from Lucy) As a busy teacher and a mum, I usually leave Simon to set our monthly Renaissance Swimmer Club challenges. But with the summer holidays here and having a bit more time on my hands, I volunteered to suggest something. I…
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Do a swim that stands out About 10 years ago, I asked some friends if they wanted to swim from Hampton Court to Teddington Lock. They loved the idea. It’s now become an annual swim adventure. I’m lucky to have friends who think getting up early on a Sunday morning for a 7km swim in…
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Swimming faster in open water depends on a lot more than your fitness
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Review and improve your sighting for faster open water swimming
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Neglecting easy-to-practice pool skills in your training may be costing you more than you think To swim faster, many masters, open water and recreational swimmers dedicate hours to improving their technique. Good technique does two main things. First, it helps you apply more power to the water in the right direction. Second, it makes you…
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Do something everyday that supports your swimming.
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9 Ideas to Expand Your Swimming Horizons A core principle for Renaissance Swimmer is that you get cross-over benefits from pursuing a wide range of swimming activities. Pool swimming helps your outdoor swimming, and vice versa. Winter dipping boosts your confidence for longer swims in the summer. Swimming other strokes helps your front crawl. Your…
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In open water swimming events, there are moments when it is advantageous to speed up – but you need to practise it
